On 10th December 2013, 164 Caritas organisations around the globe will launch the campaign One Human Family – Food for All, with the goal to end hunger by 2025. This first Caritas global campaign against hunger will be launched with a message from Pope Francis and a global Wave of Prayer.

Noon on Tuesday is the hour of the Wave of Prayer, beginning in the Pacific and moving forward time zone by time zone.

So what should you do? You should set the alarm or calendar on your mobile phone to alert you a few minutes before noon on Tuesday and download the Campaign Prayer in the language of your choice here (or go straight to a mobile-optimized version of the prayer in English here). Once you have the prayer on paper or on a screen near you, you are all set to join Pope Francis in the global prayer event that launches the campaign.

A map of the global Wave of Prayer

"A way has to be found to enable everyone to benefit from the fruits of the earth, and not simply to close the gap between the affluent and those who must be satisfied with the crumbs falling from the table."

- Pope Francis

Hunger in a world of plenty is a scandal

To Caritas, dying of hunger in a world of plenty is a scandal. While 850 million people are currently denied their right to adequate food – and a third of all food production lost or wasted – only profound reforms and a shift towards sustainable food systems will enable us to end hunger by 2025 and feed 9.6 billion by 2050.

Food consumption and food waste must be tackled. Small farmers should be supported as the real engine of local markets and the most resilient actors in poor countries and situations.

By contributing to this Caritas Internationalis’ campaign, Caritas Europa and its 49 member organisations in 46 European countries, including Caritas Finland, firmly point to the right to food being a basic human right.

More information

For more information about the Food for All campaign, including pdf versions of the campaign prayer in several languages, please click here